On November 9, 2023, at 7 pm the group exhibition titled ‘Fragile Balance’ opens at Atletika gallery, featuring artists Hedi Jaansoo, Nokukhanya Langa, Anna Mari Liivrand, Emma Luukkala, Mari Männa, Laurynas Skeisgiela and Mark Soosaar. The show is curated by the project manager of FOKU, the Estonian curator, Kaisa Maasik.
The exhibition ‘Fragile Balance’ focuses on the relation between I can and I cannot – the collision of the frail and the sturdy. Something that artists deal with daily, but voice ever so less. Each of the participating artists has created a practice out of their relationship to the material. The chosen matter becomes an extension of the creator themselves and their capabilities. The struggle is kept in motion even after the work has been put out on display. Seemingly effortless, practicing fragility demands the same conviction. Balancing between two states – gentleness on the one side, being tough on the other – is key as it affects the final form and outcome. The fragility of the material and the process connects to the person and their vulnerability and invincibility as a human.
Artists: Hedi Jaansoo, Nokukhanya Langa, Anna Mari Liivrand, Emma Luukkala, Mari Männa, Laurynas Skeisgiela, Mark Soosaar
Curator: Kaisa Maasik
Graphic design: Laura Grigaliūnaitė
Assistant: Mia Tohver
Technician: Matas Šatūnas
Exhibition tours with artists and curator: 9th November 7 pm (in English), 11th November 2 pm (in English)
Exhibition dates and times: 10 November – 16 December 2023, Wednesdays to Fridays 4pm – 7pm, Saturdays 1pm – 5pm.
Address: Atletika gallery, Vitebsko str. 21, Vilnius. The show and events are free of charge.
The exhibition is organised by the Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association (LIAA). Activities of LIAA are supported by the Lithuanian Council for Culture and Vilnius City Municipality.
The exhibition is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, the Embassy of Finland in Vilnius, the Estonian Embassy in Vilnius, the Estonian Ministry of Culture, Estonian Union of Photography Artists, the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture and Põhjala Brewery.
Media coverage:
Durand, Sophie. rausvi rytai kaip alyviniai vakarai. – artnews.lt 11.12.2023
Durand, Sophie. pink mornings as lilac evenings. – Echo Gone Wrong 6.12.2023
Photo reportage from the exhibition ‘Fragile Balance’ at Atletika gallery. – Echo Gone Wrong 21.11.2023
Galerii: Vilniuses avati Eesti kunstnike osalusel näitus “Habras tasakaal”. – ERR Kultuur 14.11.2023
Parodoje „Trapi pusiausvyra“ – skirtingos įvairių šalių menininkų perspektyvos ir patirtys. – LRT.lt 6.11.2023
Your Guide to Estonia and Beyond in Autumn and Winter 2023/2024. – A Shade Colder November 2023